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Au temps de la pensée pressée
Par Jean-Philippe Pleau. 2023
Composé des "éditos" avec lesquels Jean-Philippe Pleau termine son émission radiophonique, ainsi que des articles qu'il a publiés au fil…
des années, Au temps de la pensée pressée est un essai à la fois personnel, littéraire et sociologique. La pensée y vagabonde librement, s'abandonnant aussi bien à l'intuition qu'à la réflexion critique, nous révélant chemin faisant un auteur qui avoue être devenu fou, qui compare les Lego à des philosophes, qui interroge ses émotions et qui partage ses lectures ainsi que le souvenir de son amitié avec Serge Bouchardla reine d'une ère nouvelle (Elizabeth II #1)
Par Robert Hardman. 2022
Elizabeth Windsor n'était pas née pour être reine. Pourtant, depuis son accession au trône en 1952 à l'âge de 25…
ans, elle s'est révélée une figure astucieuse, déterminée, menant sa famille et son peuple à travers plus de sept décennies de changements sociaux sans précédentThe Queen & her court: a guide to the British monarchy today
Par Jerrold Packard. 1981
A close look at the royal family, their lives, personalities, associates, and residences. Also explains various titles and ranks and…
what they signify, how to address members of the nobility, and customs surrounding the royal family and the courtDominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada
Par Stephen Bown. 2023
Stephen R. Bown continues to revitalize Canadian history with this thrilling account of the engineering triumph that created a nation.In…
The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.In the late 19th century, demand for fur was in sharp decline. This could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson's Bay Company. But an idea emerged in political and business circles in Ottawa and Montreal to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With over 3,000 kilometers of track, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain, the CPR would be the longest railway in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces.The times were marked by greed, hubris, blatant empire building, oppression, corruption and theft. They were good for some, hard for most, disastrous for others. The CPR enabled a new country, but it came at a terrible price.In recent years Canadian history has been given a rude awakening from the comforts of its myths. In Dominion, Stephen Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors, the resistance of Indigenous peoples, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were molding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada's creation as an independent state.Dammed: The politics of loss and survival in anishinaabe territory
Par Brittany Luby. 2023
Dammed: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory explores Canada's hydroelectric boom in the Lake of the Woods…
area. It complicates narratives of increasing affluence in postwar Canada, revealing that the inverse was true for Indigenous communities along the Winnipeg River. Dammed makes clear that hydroelectric generating stations were designed to serve settler populations. Governments and developers excluded the Anishinabeg from planning and operations and failed to consider how power production might influence the health and economy of their communities. By so doing, Canada and Ontario thwarted a future that aligned with the terms of treaty, a future in which both settlers and the Anishinabeg might thrive in shared territories. The same hydroelectric development that powered settler communities flooded manomin fields, washed away roads, and compromised fish populations. Anishinaabe families responded creatively to manage the government-sanctioned environmental change and survive the resulting economic loss. Luby reveals these responses to dam development, inviting readers to consider how resistance might be expressed by individuals and families, and across gendered and generational lines. Luby weaves text, testimony, and experience together, grounding this historical work in the territory of her paternal ancestors, lands she calls home. With evidence drawn from archival material, oral history, and environmental observation, Dammed invites readers to confront Canadian colonialism in the twentieth centuryEndgame: Inside the royal family and the monarchy's fight for survival
Par Omid Scobie. 2023
Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a…
penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to dangerous lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being betrayed by his own family. Queen Elizabeth II's death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor—and dismantled the protective shield around it. With an institution long plagued by antiquated ideas around race, class and money, the monarchy and those who prop it up are now exposed and at odds with a rapidly modernizing world. Relying on his vast experience as a royal reporter and over a decade of conversations and interviews with current and former Palace staff, trusted friends of the royals and even the family members themselves, Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in turmoil to show what the monarchy must change in order to survive. This is the monarchy's endgame. Do they have what it takes to save it?The duel: Diefenbaker, pearson and the making of modern canada
Par John Ibbitson. 2023
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of Canada’s foremost authors and journalists, offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker…
and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who between them created today’s Canada. John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated by history. Although he wrestled with personal demons, his governments launched major reforms in public health care, law reform and immigration. On his watch, First Nations on reserve obtained the right to vote and the federal government began to open up the North. He established Canada as a leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took the first steps in making Canada a leader in the fight against nuclear proliferation. And Diefenbaker’s Bill of Rights laid the groundwork for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He set in motion many of the achievements credited to his successor, Lester B. Pearson. Pearson, in turn, gave coherence to Diefenbaker’s piecemeal reforms. He also pushed Parliament to adopt a new, and now much-loved, Canadian flag against Diefenbaker’s fierce opposition. Pearson understood that if Canada were to be taken seriously as a nation, it must develop a stronger sense of self. Pearson was superbly prepared for the role of prime minister: decades of experience at External Affairs, respected by leaders from Washington to Delhi to Beijing, the only Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for Peace. Diefenbaker was the better politician, though. If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circles. Diefenbaker was one of the great orators of Canadian political life; Pearson spoke with a slight lisp. Diefenbaker was the first to get his name in the papers, as a crusading attorney: Diefenbaker for the Defence, champion of the little man. But he struggled as a politician, losing five elections before making it into the House of Commons, and becoming as estranged from the party elites as he was from the Liberals, until his ascension to the Progressive Conservative leadership in 1956 through a freakish political accident. As a young university professor, Pearson caught the attention of the powerful men who were shaping Canada’s first true department of foreign affairs, rising to prominence as the helpful fixer, the man both sides trusted, the embodiment of a new country that had earned its place through war in the counsels of the great powers: ambassador, undersecretary, minister, peacemaker. Everyone knew he was destined to be prime minister. But in 1957, destiny took a detour. Then they faced each other, Diefenbaker v Pearson , across the House of Commons, leaders of their parties, each determined to wrest and hold power, in a decade-long contest that would shake and shape the country. Here is a tale of two men, children of Victoria, who led Canada into the atomic age: each the product of his past, each more like the other than either would ever admit, fighting each other relentlessly while together forging the Canada we live in today. To understand our times, we must first understand theirsBlood on the coal: The true story of the great springhill mine disaster
Par Ken Cuthbertson. 2023
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Foreword by Anne Murray The riveting true story of one of Canada's worst mining disasters, told in the…
voices of the men who survived it They said it was the world's deepest and most dangerous coal mine. Those who made that claim were probably correct. What is certain is that in October 1958, the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation's No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia, was a leading candidate for both those dubious distinctions. The mine was the proverbial "disaster waiting to happen." And it did. Springhill was the quintessential one-industry town, whose existence depended on coal, a commodity with a dying market. And yet something far worse was soon to come. On the night of October 23, 1958, a "bump" in the mine—actually a small earthquake—shook the ground beneath the town. Seventy-five miners died and scores more were injured in what remains one of Canada's worst underground disasters. The lives of the survivors were shattered, and Springhill would never be the same again. In compelling detail, Ken Cuthbertson tells the stories of three of the miners and one of the doctors who cared for them following the disaster. This remarkable book is based on historical documents and interviews, as well as new interviews with the last of the surviving miners and their loved ones. It is a story of heroism, sacrifice and the indomitable strength of the human spiritRécits de Mathieu Mestokosho, chasseur innu
Par Mathieu Mestokosho. 2004
En 1970, jeune anthropologue, Serge Bouchard recueillait les propos de Mathieu Mestokosho, chasseur montagnais de la Minganie. Grâce à la…
parole de Mathieu, c’est tout un monde qui revit, celui des enfants de la Terre de Caïn que les colons européens avaient choisi d’ignorer. Heureusement pour nous, la mémoire de Mathieu Mestokosho nous permet de nous réapproprier — bien tardivement — toute une part de notre héritage culturel que nous avons failli laisser perdre.Bouillon de poulet pour l'âme des Québécois: des histoires de chez nous qui réchauffent le coeur et remontent le moral
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, Sylvain Dion. 2012
" 106 histoires vraies et inspirantes de toutes les régions du Québec, avec des auteurs de tous les coins. Écrites…
par des Québécois et pour des Québécois, ces histoires présentent une vaste mosaïque de la vie dans cette belle province que les gens appellent leur chez-soi. " -- 4e de couvMon histoire: 5e Secondaire - Manuel
Par François Charbonneau. 1985
Notre miroir à deux faces: Trudeau, Lévesque (Dossiers, documents)
Par Gérard Bergeron. 1985
Maître en sociologie, docteur en droit constitutionnel et science politique, Gérard Bergeron est professeur de science politique depuis 1950. Il…
a enseigné à Laval jusqu'en 1981, et il enseigne actuellement à l'École nationale d'Administration publique. Co directeur-fondateur de la Revue canadienne de science politique et professeur invité à plusieurs universités étrangères, il est également chroniqueur politique à différents journaux et à la radio-télévision. Notre miroir à deux-faces, un ouvrage qui a l'avantage de se lire comme un roman, s'adresse au départ à notre sensibilité politique. Avec une virtuosité propre à Gérard Bergeron, ce livre nous donne une vision de notre évolution des deux dernières décennies à travers des personnages politiques.Dans la fosse aux lions (Le Livre de poche)
Par Jean Chrétien. 1985
Les grandes étapes de la carrière politique de Jean Chréien, dans un style à son image : passionné, coloré et…
accessible. Dès ses débuts, alors qu'il avait quinze ans, il provoque chez les partisans de Duplessis - Shawinigan jusqu'à sa participation au gouvernement d'Ottawa - l'ère du « pouvoir français ».Georges-Emile Lapalme: précurseur de la Révolution tranquille (Etudes Quebecoises Ser.)
Par Jean-Charles Panneton. 2000
L'histoire a trop souvent négligé Georges-Émile Lapalme. Certes, comme chef du Parti libéral du Québec, il n'a pas su mener…
ses troupes à la victoire. À l'Assemblée, comme chef de l'opposition, il a dû affronter Maurice Duplessis, un adversaire rusé et implacable. Puis, au sein même de son parti, le clivage entre les factions progressiste et conservatrice lui a tracé un chemin parsemé d'embûches. Mais, fort de son expérience politique, Georges-Émile Lapalme, au fil des événements, a formulé une synthèse idéologique efficace qui l'a amené à présenter un essai, Pour une politique, qui servira de fondement au programme des libéraux en 1960 et qui amorcera la Révolution tranquille. À l'occasion du quarantième anniversaire de cette révolution, au moment où le modèle québécois est remis en question, il est important de regarder de plus près l'héritage de cet homme de conviction qui fut l'un des précurseurs du Québec moderne.Georges Vanier (Célébrités canadiennes)
Par Luc Bertrand. 1993
L'Acadie perdue
Par Michel Roy. 1978
Un essai qui lève le voile sur la tragédie du peuple acadien et en révèle les raisons. L'auteur tente de…
répondre à la question : l'Acadie est-elle perdue? Il met en cause la "dimension en réalité" de l'identité acadienne si cette dernière "ne parvient pas à s'énoncer hors cette dialectique d'opposition à l'identité québécoise" (p. 146). Un passage au crible des valeurs de la tradition nationaliste (véhiculées par le clergé) qui débouche sur un rejet presque complet.The cradle king: the life of James VI and I, the first monarch of a United Great Britain
Par Alan Stewart. 2014
"As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest,' James had the most precarious of childhoods.…
Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumored that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarry by forcing her to witness the assassination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was a one-year-old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of his mother, Mary was in exile in England and he was King of Scotland. By the age of five, he had experienced three different regents as the ancient dynasties of Scotland battled for power and made him a virtual prisoner in Stirling Castle. In fact, James did not set foot outside the confines of Stirling until he was eleven, when he took control of the country. But even with power in his hands, he would never feel safe. For the rest of his life, he could be caught up in bitter struggles between the warring political and religious factions who fought for control over his mind and body." -- Provided by publisherLe Canada: une histoire populaire : des origines à la Confédération (Partir)
Par Don Gillmor. 2000
Un livre qui s'appuie sur les recherches nouvelles menées dans le cadre de la série télévisée du même nom, produite…
par la Société Radio-Canada. Il s'agit d'un récit racontant la vie des gens ordinaires faisant partie de l'histoire du Canada, avec plus de 200 illustrations en couleurs.Médecin et citoyen: souvenirs
Par Denis Lazure. 2002
Pour la plupart d''entre nous, le nom de Denis Lazure évoque immédiatement le premier gouvernement Lévesque. À titre de ministre…
des Affaires sociales, le docteur Lazure a joué un rôle de premier plan dans l''immense travail de réforme accompli par cette équipe. Celui qui a piloté la loi sur les personnes handicapées, qui a instauré l''avortement thérapeutique dans les hôpitaux et mis sur pied le réseau de garderies, incarnait parfaitement ces deux grands moteurs de l''action du Parti québécois d''alors : la foi en l''indépendance du Québec et l''engagement actif envers la social-démocratie.Né dans un milieu très politisé, Denis Lazure a tout naturellement été porté vers le service public. Dans les années 1960, en même temps qu''il briguait les suffrages pour le NPD, Denis Lazure jouait un rôle de pionnier dans le développement de la psychiatrie au Québec. D''abord fondateur du département de psychiatrie de Sainte-Justine, il a ensuite dirigé plusieurs hôpitaux.Aujourd''hui, après des relations parfois tendues avec un parti qui semble avoir mis en veilleuse les deux grandes orientations qui motivaient son engagement, Denis Lazure poursuit encore le combat qui marque toute sa vie. Que ce soit à la tête de l''Office des personnes handicapées du Québec, jusqu''en 1999, ou à titre de président du Comité d''appui aux Orphelins de Duplessis, il travaille encore à bâtir un État québécois qui traite mieux les plus démunis.Ces souvenirs constituent le témoignage irremplaçable d''un des artisans du Québec moderne.